Stingiest thing you've seen stingy people do

cesc77 · 07-07-2011 6:58pm

Oh err,confession time.Ive just remembered as a kid I would put plastic toy 50p pieces into the trollies when shopping with mum knowing that the trollies are switched when you are putting the goods on the conveyor belt to be paid for and that I would get a nice legal 50 when returning the trolley.

I thought I was quite the clever boy.Volunteering to go and get a trolley,but not quite thinking of the poor sod behind us in the queue who would get my dud 50.

I couldnt believe that my plastic 50 fitted perfectly and was accepted.:pac:

chalkie 501 · 07-07-2011 7:25pm

Seen a woman filling her handbag with sachets of ketchup and mayo in a cafe one time,i also know a guy who's a renowned tight-arse that ordered in a pay-per-view fight,invited everyone over to watch it and then charged them to come in:eek:

Rocky_Dennis · 09-07-2011 1:14pm

chalkie 501 wrote: »

Seen a woman filling her handbag with sachets of ketchup and mayo in a cafe one time,i also know a guy who's a renowned tight-arse that ordered in a pay-per-view fight,invited everyone over to watch it and then charged them to come in:eek:

I always do that, they come in handy for holidays, sometimes abroad you can't heinz ketchup or mayo in the shops. I also take the sugar, them little packets of ketchup and mayo come in handy:D

TheRealSquishy · 10-07-2011 2:30am

Masala wrote: »

Was in the Security Queue in Dublin Airport and was behind a German family when the father was asked 'Any liquid, gels etc..."

He has a 2-Ltr bottle of water in his rucksack that he took out and was told he can't bring that any further. As the Security man was about to take it from him to dump it I suppose.... the father pulled the family out of the and passed the bottle around like a set of wino's taking huge gulps to finish off the bottle. One of the kids could drink no more ..but the father told him to take a few more gulps. That went on til it was finished off!!

I couldn't believe it.....they had to drink it rather than hand it over to be dumped!!

I hope they were flying ryanair and had to pay a euro each to use the toilet after all that water :P

Kojak · 10-07-2011 2:48am

Taylor21 wrote: »

I hope they were flying ryanair and had to pay a euro each to use the toilet after all that water :P

No, they'd probably keep the bottle to píss into it on the plane for fear they would loose the euro.

newmug · 10-07-2011 1:08pm

Kojak wrote: »

No, they'd probably keep the bottle to píss into it on the plane for fear they would loose the euro.

Ah those crazy Germans and their p1ss, on a plane now! What'll they think of next!

goat2 · 10-07-2011 7:42pm

Kojak wrote: »

No, they'd probably keep the bottle to píss into it on the plane for fear they would loose the euro.

when flying ryan air, do people have to pay to use the restroom,

TheRealSquishy · 10-07-2011 7:55pm

goat2 wrote: »

when flying ryan air, do people have to pay to use the restroom,

A euro!!!

Does it make me stingy if I'd rather p1ss in my own shoe than give that eejit Michael O'Leary a euro for a few sheets of bog roll?:o

homerjay2005 · 10-07-2011 8:19pm

goat2 wrote: »

when flying ryan air, do people have to pay to use the restroom,

no they dont, for f*ck sake...

Run_to_da_hills · 10-07-2011 8:19pm

A mate's father sold an Austin A40 to his boss at work.

About a week later his boss slammed the drivers door shut and the door window smashed in large pieces. The idiot that sold the car cut out an ordinary sheet of glass and fitted it into the door instead of fitting the correct safety glass when the car was broken into a few weeks before that..

TheRealSquishy · 10-07-2011 9:01pm

homerjay2005 wrote: »

no they dont, for f*ck sake...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-1263905/Ryanair-toilet-charges-phased-in.html

Soon my child, soon!

CiaranMT · 10-07-2011 9:04pm

chalkie 501 wrote: »

i also know a guy who's a renowned tight-arse that ordered in a pay-per-view fight,invited everyone over to watch it and then charged them to come in:eek:

That's not stingy, that's actually a great idea.

Rick Deckard · 10-07-2011 9:46pm

Taylor21 wrote: »

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-1263905/Ryanair-toilet-charges-phased-in.html

Soon my child, soon!

Oh yeah, if the daily fail says it:rolleyes:

I'll put that down with the old classic;

You're going to get weighed along with your luggage, and if over a cartain limit, you'll be charged extra

TheRealSquishy · 11-07-2011 9:37am

Rick Deckard wrote: »

Oh yeah, if the daily fail says it:rolleyes:

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/ryanairs-83641-pay-as-you-go-toilet-fee-takes-off-2126277.html

http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/apr2010/gb20100414_134409.htm

http://www.skyscanner.net/news/articles/2010/04/005460-ryanair-to-implement-1-toilet-charge.html

There was loads that reported on it actually! It was first suggested in 09 and they got such a backlash that they binned it but then brought it back up so they seem to be determined to do it.

He says it's to change passenger behavior...eh no it's cause you're f*cking stingy!!!

P.s. Yeah it's only for short haul flights.

UpCork · 11-07-2011 9:46am

I don't know if I mentioned this beefore on this thread, but I was on holidays recently and at the table next to us was a family of about eight or ten children, parents and grandparents. As you can imagine, there was about three pitchers of water on the table, which the family all drank. During the dessert, I noticed that the family asked for the jugs to be refilled. I thought this strange, given that they were onto dessert. Anyway, just before the father went up to pay, he bent down and took three big bottles out of his backpack and proceeded to fill them up from the jugs of water on the table.

Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought of doing that. They had their water there for the rest of the day. I would just have gone to the shop and bought a bottle.

BizzyC · 11-07-2011 9:47am

They binned the whole charging for toilet thing.

As part of Law they have to provide free facilities if they want to be able to sell food and drink. Until laws change, they'd have to stop in flight service if they want to charge for toilets.

Blisterman · 11-07-2011 1:22pm

I don't think it was ever seriously considered. Michael O'Leary loves to make statements like that in order to get free publicity.

And it obviously worked.

Rick Deckard · 11-07-2011 1:27pm

Taylor21 wrote: »

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/ryanairs-83641-pay-as-you-go-toilet-fee-takes-off-2126277.html

http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/apr2010/gb20100414_134409.htm

http://www.skyscanner.net/news/articles/2010/04/005460-ryanair-to-implement-1-toilet-charge.html

There was loads that reported on it actually!

Apologies, I stand corrected. Still can't see it being legal though. I'm sure there's human rights issues in there somewhere..

hdowney · 11-07-2011 2:13pm

Rick Deckard wrote: »

Apologies, I stand corrected. Still can't see it being legal though. I'm sure there's human rights issues in there somewhere..

since when have ryanair given a F about human rights! they don't even have union do they

wonderfulname · 11-07-2011 4:56pm

UpCork wrote: »

Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought of doing that. They had their water there for the rest of the day. I would just have gone to the shop and bought a bottle.

The water on tables is just tap water, they probably weren't being stingy, more environmentally concious in not disposing of a plastic bottle every time they want a drink, and probably also concious of the lunacy of paying some ridiculous amount of money for a tiny bottle of water that has zero benefits over what's in the tap.

They should rename the celtic tiger the ballygowan era... It's just baffling to me that people would chose to pay for something that's free.

Quazzie · 11-07-2011 5:16pm

wonderfulname wrote: »

The water on tables is just tap water, they probably weren't being stingy, more environmentally concious in not disposing of a plastic bottle every time they want a drink, and probably also concious of the lunacy of paying some ridiculous amount of money for a tiny bottle of water that has zero benefits over what's in the tap.

They should rename the celtic tiger the ballygowan era... It's just baffling to me that people would chose to pay for something that's free.

In a lot of Spain water from the tap is not acceptable for human consumption so a lot of your post could be invalid.

wonderfulname · 11-07-2011 5:24pm

Spain? Who mentioned Spain?

If the water is in a jug it came from the tap by some means, abet through a private filtration system in some countries.

Quazzie · 11-07-2011 5:30pm

wonderfulname wrote: »

Spain? Who mentioned Spain?

If the water is in a jug it came from the tap by some means, abet through a private filtration system in some countries.

He said he was on holidays. I don't recall him stating where so it could be Spain.

It's also possible to pour water from a bottle into a jug. It doesn't have to be from a tap as you stated.

wonderfulname · 11-07-2011 5:33pm

I don't recall him mentioning where so I'm going to decide where for myself? That makes sense...

Possible, but idiotic, if you're going to pay to give people free water you let them know where it comes from - good advertising.

Quazzie · 11-07-2011 5:40pm

wonderfulname wrote: »

I don't recall him mentioning where so I'm going to decide where for myself? That makes sense...

Possible, but idiotic, if you're going to pay to give people free water you let them know where it comes from - good advertising.

Where did I state it was Spain. I said "could be" if you read back over my posts. You're the one assuming that it wasn Spain or one of the many other holiday destinations who have the same water supply problem.

Also. In these destinations it's assumed that restaurants don't give potentially dangerous water to customers to drink. Most restaurants don't need to advertise that they are trying to not poison their guests.

wonderfulname · 11-07-2011 5:44pm

Quazzie wrote: »

Where did I state it was Spain. I said "could be" if you read back over my posts. You're the one assuming that it wasn Spain or one of the many other holiday destinations who have the same water supply problem.

Eh, no, no I wasn't, read back... personal filtration, seen in many a business... oh, never mind... Oh, and in your initial post you just ran with spain, need to look again?

Quazzie wrote: »

Also. In these destinations it's assumed that restaurants don't give potentially dangerous water to customers to drink. Most restaurants don't need to advertise that they are trying to not poison their guests.

You advertise that you're giving them a brand, even if it is a shoddy one, over tap water/tap water that's gone through a bit of sand, it's not that hard really...

Quazzie · 11-07-2011 6:15pm

wonderfulname wrote: »

Eh, no, no I wasn't, read back... personal filtration, seen in many a business... oh, never mind... Oh, and in your initial post you just ran with spain, need to look again?

Read it again. I said could be. Is it that hard to admit that it's possible you could be wrong?

You advertise that you're giving them a brand, even if it is a shoddy one, over tap water/tap water that's gone through a bit of sand, it's not that hard really...

Have you ever been in Spain? I've never seen a restaurant advertising what water they put in their jugs.

wonderfulname · 11-07-2011 6:30pm

Quazzie wrote: »

Read it again. I said could be. Is it that hard to admit that it's possible you could be wrong?

Quazzie wrote: »

In a lot of Spain water from the tap is not acceptable for human consumption so a lot of your post could be invalid.

Now, I'm done, be stubborn over PM if you insist.

Quazzie · 11-07-2011 6:37pm

wonderfulname wrote: »

Now, I'm done, be stubborn over PM if you insist.

:rolleyes:

Leeg17 · 11-07-2011 6:40pm

Less arguments, more stinge please

goat2 · 12-07-2011 2:45pm

i had to go to a house one day to make an emergency phone call, my mother had taken a bad turn in the house next door, and i told the resident of the house with phone my story and that could i please use their phone to get doctor, as i was leaving house i decided to take money out and give it to the owner of phone, to my surprise he had his big paw out before i got the cash twenty pience out of my pocket, i knew he was mean, but that beat alot of things, even the fellow digging up my bulbs,

Hal Emmerich · 12-07-2011 10:35pm

goat2 wrote: »

i had to go to a house one day to make an emergency phone call, my mother had taken a bad turn in the house next door, and i told the resident of the house with phone my story and that could i please use their phone to get doctor, as i was leaving house i decided to take money out and give it to the owner of phone, to my surprise he had his big paw out before i got the cash twenty pience out of my pocket, i knew he was mean, but that beat alot of things, even the fellow digging up my bulbs,

Ohhh my God!!! :mad:

pencilsharp · 13-07-2011 12:18am

iregk wrote: »

Totally agree with you. If couples want to do their own thing let them and if the man pays for everything all the time then he is an idiot. When it comes to the round and drinks I'd fully expect any woman taking drinks to put their hand in and buy a round. This is of particular significance considering a lads round tends to be pints costing circa €4 a piece however when the women get involved and it turns into €6 bacardi and cokes and such like.

When we're out with large group and its full of couples whats also acceptable is for the round structure to be couple based as opposed to person based.

The worst I saw however was in a restaurant with her good self. It was her brithday so I was taking her out and the couple beside us asked for their bill. The guy picks it up and calculated to the penny what she owed. Even asked if she had 2 7up's or 3. Of course once they went we burst out laughing. I wouldn't say a 2nd date was forthcoming.

I'm single but often go out with two friens who are a couple and we'll get in rounds BUT I'll pay for a round and then they'll pay for a round between them! So I end up paying for two drinks for the price of one!! I wouldn't mind but they both have good jobs!

It started being the same when we went for meals! Even when I was in a relationship, say there would be three couples out so six people, instead of dividing the bill by six, they'd try and divide by 5 so only one of them would pay! When we asked them about it, they got all defensive and said that when they had a night out they pooled their money together before they went out- so they said technically they were bought paying!!

Dick Turnip · 13-07-2011 12:49am

goat2 wrote: »

i had to go to a house one day to make an emergency phone call, my mother had taken a bad turn in the house next door, and i told the resident of the house with phone my story and that could i please use their phone to get doctor, as i was leaving house i decided to take money out and give it to the owner of phone, to my surprise he had his big paw out before i got the cash twenty pience out of my pocket, i knew he was mean, but that beat alot of things, even the fellow digging up my bulbs,

Stung twice so :pac: Is it not free to call 999??

Toots · 13-07-2011 12:56am

My husband once worked with a guy who was either really stingy or really stupid, or possibly a combination of both. You know when you get a roll in the deli and there's that really hard crusty bit at either end that never has any filling? Most people I know don't eat that bit (in fairness the rolls are big enough) but this bloke used to never let anyone throw out the end bits at lunch time, he'd gather them all up, and then if anyone had had a bag of crisps with their lunch, he'd rip the bag and wipe the crumbs from the bag onto the bits of bread to make a 'sandwich' and eat it!!

He also never, ever bought a ticket for the Luas, but he'd get caught at least every 10 days, so ended up getting fined. Every few days he'd be late for work because the inspectors would get on the Luas and he'd have to get off and wait for another one in case they caught him.

Pompey Magnus · 13-07-2011 3:53am

pencilsharp wrote: »

It started being the same when we went for meals! Even when I was in a relationship, say there would be three couples out so six people, instead of dividing the bill by six, they'd try and divide by 5 so only one of them would pay! When we asked them about it, they got all defensive and said that when they had a night out they pooled their money together before they went out- so they said technically they were bought paying!!

The other two couples should just have just done the same and pooled together also, divide the bill into three and then the tight fcuks would be back where they started.

I just wouldn't be able to be friends with people like that, they were just being smart and taking advantage of their mates. If I was in that situation they sure as hell wouldn't get the chance to play me for a fool a second time.

Cee-Jay-Cee · 13-07-2011 12:41pm

I worked with a man years ago who would buy a litre of milk at the beginning of the week and stick it in the freezer at work, then when he wanted a cup fo tea he'd take it out and open up whole top and break off a chunk of frozen milk with a knife and put it in his tea! He brought one tea bag to work with him each day and kept it in his pocket. I never actually seen him spend money or go into a shop for that matter, in the 4 years we worked together. He never ever took his annual leave and never looked to carry it over, he'd take maybe 3 or 4 days off a year and it was usually becuase he had to go somewhere and not because he wanted a day or two off to himself. He reckoned days off cost him money as he would be using electricty in his own house if he were there all day!!

goat2 · 13-07-2011 5:51pm

Dick Turnip wrote: »

Stung twice so :pac: Is it not free to call 999??

at the time i forgot that fact, i suppose he knew, but however, i dont think he had much luck for it, and no matter what is done to me, i would not bother stooping as low as them anyway,

Wetai · 13-07-2011 8:02pm

Years ago, when the pub across the road from us was a pub and a shop, myself and a friend went there while Trick or Treating on Halloween, whey gave us each a packet of crisps.
And then charged us for them :rolleyes:

I know they've no obligation to do it, since they were a shop,but it still felt bad

.

goat2 · 13-07-2011 11:33pm

i bet that ye often bought groceries in that shop, how did they feel at home about that, i know if my child went into a shop on halloween and that happened, i would not spend a cent in that shop again

Wetai · 13-07-2011 11:40pm

goat2 wrote: »

i bet that ye often bought groceries in that shop, how did they feel at home about that, i know if my child went into a shop on halloween and that happened, i would not spend a cent in that shop again

I can't remember whether we actually did grocery shopping there, but we certainly weren't strangers, we'd buy sweets there many times (me being sent over a lot of the time

). Certainly more than the 20 (40 total)p the crisps cost. We still go to the pub there every once in a while, and get stuff from the off-license more relatively often.

The shop is gone quite a while now. It was great having the shop right there, not that the others are far.

The King of Moo · 14-07-2011 3:06pm

Was working in a stationer's a few years ago, and a woman, not a regular, came in and bought three packets of writing paper, which I think cost €4.50 in total for the three of them. These three packets also happened to be the only three on the small shelf where they were kept.
She asked with a smile for a discount for buying all of our stock! I assumed she was joking and laughed, saying "sorry, I'm afraid I can't!"
Her face dropped and she just said "Oh." and nothing else.
She was serious!
I then said "You see, we actually have lots more in the stockroom." not knowing whether we did or not.
She left without saying anything.
I could understand if she was buying in bulk, 100 packs or so, then I'm sure we'd give a discount, but if the shop gave a discount to every spending €4.50 or more they'd probably be bankrupt!

Twee. · 14-07-2011 6:16pm

The King of Moo wrote: »

I could understand if she was buying in bulk, 100 packs or so, then I'm sure we'd give a discount, but if the shop gave a discount to every spending €4.50 or more they'd probably be bankrupt!

I used to work in a nightclub and people would always be looking for "group discounts". Look, you, your girlfriend and her mate is not a group! Over 6 people is a group, if it's your birthday and you bring your party, sure we'll sort you out! But no, not you and your one mate :rolleyes:

Blitzkrieger · 15-07-2011 9:43am

goat2 wrote: »

i know if my child went into a shop on halloween and that happened, i would not spend a cent in that shop again

I think this could be one for R&R...

****ing trick or treaters! Since when is begging a fun activity for kids? How is the pub supposed to give out free crisps to kids then turn around and charge their regulars for them?

I know the price of a packet of crisps isn't much, but why is begging okay at Halloween? If we gave all the street beggars masks would that make it more fun?

sensibleken · 15-07-2011 9:57am

Blitzkrieger wrote: »

I think this could be one for R&R...

****ing trick or treaters! Since when is begging a fun activity for kids? How is the pub supposed to give out free crisps to kids then turn around and charge their regulars for them?

I know the price of a packet of crisps isn't much, but why is begging okay at Halloween? If we gave all the street beggars masks would that make it more fun?

because its halloween, its fun and its for kids. i bet your get your house egged every year

Coriolanus · 15-07-2011 10:59am

Blitzkrieger wrote: »

I think this could be one for R&R...

****ing trick or treaters! Since when is begging a fun activity for kids? How is the pub supposed to give out free crisps to kids then turn around and charge their regulars for them?

I know the price of a packet of crisps isn't much, but why is begging okay at Halloween? If we gave all the street beggars masks would that make it more fun?

It's actually worse than that. Give them sweets or they'll stick a banger up your cats ass.
Were teaching our children to be perfectly ambivalent about blackmail.

az2wp0sye65487 · 15-07-2011 11:15am

Blitzkrieger wrote: »

I think this could be one for R&R...

****ing trick or treaters! Since when is begging a fun activity for kids? How is the pub supposed to give out free crisps to kids then turn around and charge their regulars for them?

I know the price of a packet of crisps isn't much, but why is begging okay at Halloween? If we gave all the street beggars masks would that make it more fun?

Yes, I believe it would.

booboo88 · 15-07-2011 1:42pm

pencilsharp wrote: »

I'm single but often go out with two friens who are a couple and we'll get in rounds BUT I'll pay for a round and then they'll pay for a round between them! So I end up paying for two drinks for the price of one!! I wouldn't mind but they both have good jobs!

It started being the same when we went for meals! Even when I was in a relationship, say there would be three couples out so six people, instead of dividing the bill by six, they'd try and divide by 5 so only one of them would pay! When we asked them about it, they got all defensive and said that when they had a night out they pooled their money together before they went out- so they said technically they were bought paying!!

are you for real? whether or not they "pooled their money" there was probably still two seperate things ordered from the menu with them, unless they pooled their dinner too:rolleyes:

The King of Moo wrote: »

Was working in a stationer's a few years ago, and a woman, not a regular, came in and bought three packets of writing paper, which I think cost €4.50 in total for the three of them. These three packets also happened to be the only three on the small shelf where they were kept.
She asked with a smile for a discount for buying all of our stock! I assumed she was joking and laughed, saying "sorry, I'm afraid I can't!"
Her face dropped and she just said "Oh." and nothing else.
She was serious!
I then said "You see, we actually have lots more in the stockroom." not knowing whether we did or not.
She left without saying anything.
I could understand if she was buying in bulk, 100 packs or so, then I'm sure we'd give a discount, but if the shop gave a discount to every spending €4.50 or more they'd probably be bankrupt!

Tipsy McSwagger · 16-07-2011 9:52am

I remember hearing a story about a friend of mine who years ago while in college borrowed 200 pounds off his mate to pay the rent. No bothers just pay me back in a months time and my friend said that was grand. Anyway a couple of weeks later they went out drinking and stopped off at the chipper on the way home. The guy who lent the money realized he was broke and my friend gave him 3 quid for chips and stuff. 2 weeks later my friend kept his promise and gave your man back the money he owed him ..............197 pounds:)

goat2 · 16-07-2011 12:21pm

Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »

I remember hearing a story about a friend of mine who years ago while in college borrowed 200 pounds off his mate to pay the rent. No bothers just pay me back in a months time and my friend said that was grand. Anyway a couple of weeks later they went out drinking and stopped off at the chipper on the way home. The guy who lent the money realized he was broke and my friend gave him 3 quid for chips and stuff. 2 weeks later my friend kept his promise and gave your man back the money he owed him ..............197 pounds:)

and that is what he owed him, i love it,

Stingiest thing you've seen stingy people do

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